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Bayshore plan to solve soil issues
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Groups in the Bayshore area have created a plan that would help local municipalities find ways to store dredged material, which would benefit the environment. The Bayshore Regional Watershed Council and its partners, including the Hazlet Area Quality of Life Alliance, Clean Ocean Action and the Monmouth County…
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Garden club is blooming in Keyport
Blooms, community garden are second-year projects BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer If you’ve noticed a blooming difference around town, don’t adjust your vision, Keyport is definitely awash in color. PHOTOS BY NANCY CAREW Keyport Garden Club has been busy beautifying the borough with plantings at the Keyport Senior Center (above) and Public Library (below)…
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In the Service
U.S. Army Pfc. Jared Campbell, Hazlet, has completed and graduated basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., and has transferred to Fort Nuachuca, Ariz., for training in army home intelligence. A graduate of Raritan High School, Hazlet, he is the son of Phyllis and Jeff Campbell of Hazlet. U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholas Rakoncza, Hazlet, has completed…
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Catch of the day
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Liam Smith looks at the size of the fish he caught during Middletown’s fishing derby held at Shadow Lake in Stevenson Park on May 9. Left: Shannon Runge, Middletown, is coached in casting technique by her mom, Liz Walsh.
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Bus tour showcases housing choices
Tour aims to dispel negative image BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer In an effort to change perceptions of affordable housing, an advocacy group hosted a bus tour last week showcasing the types of affordable housing available throughout the county. LORI ANN OLIWA Connifer Village in Middletown, one of the stops on the tour of affordable…
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Residents say crosswalk needed
75-yr.-old struck and killed while walking from synagogue BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Some residents are calling for traffic changes near a local synagogue after one of its members was killed after being struck by a car when he was returning from evening services. At about 8:20 p.m. on May 1, Philip…
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Hazlet proposes $18.9M budget
Grants fund field work, dredging, background checks BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — The Township Committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2009 budget during the May 19 meeting at town hall. The budget plan totals $18,931,883, which is an increase of $400,704, or 3.4 percent, over last year’s final budget total.…
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N.J. honors veterans
Eighty-three military veterans were awarded various N.J. Service Medals during the May 7 N.J. Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the N.J. Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial at the PNC Arts Center in Holmdel. DSM denotes the Distinguished Service Medal. DSM/C denotes Distinguished Service Medal with a cluster, meaning the service member earned a Purple Heart…
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Mid’twn parking fees to rise for residents
Residents and nonresidents will pay same permit fee BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Permit parking fees for residents at the Middletown Train Station will rise by 50 percent starting July 1, under an agreement between the township and NJ Transit. CHRIS KELLY staff Permit fees for parking spaces in the Middletown Township commuter parking lots…
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